BP PLC — Director's Dealing 2008

May 2, 2008

News Details

Ad-hoc | 2 May 2008 15:07

BP p.l.c.: Holding(s) in Company

BP p.l.c. / Miscellaneous

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BP p.l.c. received on 1 May 2008 from L&G a notification of their interests
in BP Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each dated 30 April 2008. The disclosure
of their interest in accordance with DTR5 is attached.

This notice is given in fulfilment of BP p.l.c.'s obligation under DTR
5.8.12

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
   BP Plc
   shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

1. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
   obligation:
   Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
   Legal & General Investment Management
   Limited (LGIM)

2. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
   Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
   Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

3. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
   crossed or reached if different):
   30 April 2008

4. Date on which issuer notified:
   01 May 2008

5. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
   Below 5% (Group)
   Below 5% (LGIM)

6. Notified details:
   A: Voting rights attached to shares
   Class/type of Situation previous to
   shares the Triggering transaction
   if possible Number of Number of
   using the Shares Voting
   ISIN CODE Rights

Ord USD 0.25 943,852,006 943,852,006

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Below 5%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights rights
Period/Date that may be
acquired if
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Below 5%

1. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
   the financial instruments are effectively
   held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (Below 5% = Total
Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct
and Indirect) (Below 5% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5%
= Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (872,006,734
-4.62 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal &
General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (726,111,648 - 3.85 % = PMC) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal &
General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(726,111,648 - 3.85 % = PMC)
Legal &
General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

1. Name of the proxy holder:
   N/A

2. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
   N/A

3. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
   N/A

4. Additional information: Notification using the total
   voting rights figure of

18,850,431,534

1. Contact name:
   Helen Lewis (LGIM)

2. Contact telephone number:
   020 3124 3851
   02.05.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

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Language: English
Issuer: BP p.l.c.
1 St James's Square
SW1Y 4PD London
Großbritannien
Phone: +44 (0) 207-496-4000
Fax: +44 (0) 207-496-4570
E-mail: ir@bp.com
Internet: www.bp.com
ISIN: GB0007980591
WKN: 850517
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg,
Düsseldorf; Open Market in Frankfurt; Foreign Exchange(s) SWX

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